Poly(vinyl alcohol) Hydrogels with Broad-Range Tunable Mechanical Properties via the Hofmeister Effect

Wu, Shuwang; Hua, Mutian; Alsaid, Yousif; Du, Yingjie; Ma, Yanfei; Zhao, Yusen; Lo, Chiao‐Yueh; Wang, Canran; Wu, Dong; Yao, Bowen; Strzalka, Joseph; Zhou, Hua; Zhu, Xinyuan; He, Ximin

doi:10.1002/adma.202007829

Poly(vinyl alcohol) Hydrogels with Broad-Range Tunable Mechanical Properties via the Hofmeister Effect

Journal Article · Mon Feb 08 00:00:00 EST 2021 · Advanced Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202007829· OSTI ID:1774628

^[1]; Hua, Mutian ^[2]; Alsaid, Yousif ^[2]; Du, Yingjie ^[2]; Ma, Yanfei ^[2]; Zhao, Yusen ^[2]; Lo, Chiao‐Yueh ^[2]; Wang, Canran ^[2]; Wu, Dong ^[2]; Yao, Bowen ^[1]; Strzalka, Joseph ^[3]; Zhou, Hua ^[3]; Zhu, Xinyuan ^[4]; ^[2]

Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States); Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ. (China). State Key Lab. of Metal Matrix Composites
Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ. (China). State Key Lab. of Metal Matrix Composites

Hydrogels, exhibiting wide applications in soft robotics, tissue engineering, implantable electronics, etc., often require sophisticately tailoring of the hydrogel mechanical properties to meet specific demands. For examples, soft robotics necessitates tough hydrogels; stem cell culturing demands various tissue-matching modulus; and neuron probes desire dynamically tunable modulus. Herein, a strategy to broadly alter the mechanical properties of hydrogels reversibly via tuning the aggregation states of the polymer chains by ions based on the Hofmeister effect is reported. An ultratough poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) hydrogel as an exemplary material (toughness 150 ± 20 MJ m^-3), which surpasses synthetic polymers like poly(dimethylsiloxane), synthetic rubber, and natural spider silk is fabricated. With various ions, the hydrogel's various mechanical properties are continuously and reversibly in situ modulated over a large window: tensile strength from 50 ± 9 kPa to 15 ± 1 MPa, toughness from 0.0167 ± 0.003 to 150 ± 20 MJ m^-3, elongation from 300 ± 100% to 2100 ± 300%, and modulus from 24 ± 2 to 2500 ± 140 kPa. Importantly, the ions serve as gelation triggers and property modulators only, not necessarily required to remain in the gel, maintaining the high biocompatibility of PVA without excess ions. Overall, this strategy, enabling high mechanical performance and broad dynamic tunability, presents a universal platform for broad applications from biomedicine to wearable electronics.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR); US Office of Naval Research (ONR); USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1774628

Journal Information:: Advanced Materials, Journal Name: Advanced Materials Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 33; ISSN 0935-9648

Publisher:: WileyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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